Incoming from T:
Problem mystically disappeared when I boot again this time. But still some questions remain.
On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 10:57:52 -0600, s. keeling wrote:
Incoming from T:
% ifconfig eth0 down
$ ifconfig -a eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:11:2F:BE:4B:BA inet addr:192.168.2.13 Bcast:192.168.2.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 [snip] Ie, I tried to shut down the eth0, but, should it be gone from "ifconfig -a" output?
Yes.
What do you mean by yes? should it be gone from "ifconfig -a" output?
If your "ifconfig eth0 down" command worked, yes it should be gone from "ifconfig -a" output. What does /var/log/messages say about it? That should explain what happened when you tried to take down the interface.
If so, why it is still there?
I've no idea, other than "ifconfig eth0 down" failed.